Mystical signs inlaid with gold makes up the magnificent hilt of the Langeid sword – a Viking weapon infused with Christian symbolism and laid in a pre-Christian grave while the new faith was conquering the last regions of Norway. Dated to the mid 11th century AD.
Museum number: 58882/3
Date: 11th Century
Technology: Photogrammetry by Justin Kimball.
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